Improvement in ironing-tables



ATEN'I FFIO.

SOLOMON C. HAMLIN, OF YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN lRNlNG-TABLES.

Speciication forming part of Letters Patent No. 160,901, dated March 16, 1875 application filed September 15, 1874.

To all whom it may cocern:

Be it known that 1, SOLOMON C. HAI/ILIN, of Ypsilanti, in the county of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing and Work Tables; and 1 do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a combined ironing-table and work-table for ladies, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilledin the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure lis a central Vertical section on line .fr x, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a bottom View 5 and Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line y y, Fig. 2.

A represents an ironin g-table or ironingboard, of any of the known and usual forms. O11 the under side of the board A, at the head or larger end, is secured a cross-bar, B, the under side of which has two inclined surfaces, a a, running from the center to the ends, and on these inclined surfaces are hinged the legs C C, which are connected by a round, b, as shown. The legs G C, being hinged to the inl clined surfaces a a, are thereby spread outward at their lower ends, so as to form iirm supports for the board A. On the outer side of each leg C, a suitable distance from the upper or hinged end, is pivoted a short leg, D, the upper end of which is pointed or beveled, to enter notches or recesses a', made in the under side of the board A. By this means the board is supported firmly in a horizontal position; and there being two or more pairs of notches, the board may be held at any desired height.

The smaller end of the board A is entirely free, so that skirts or other similar articles may be drawn over the board for ironing. When not desired for use it can be folded up and put away, taking but little room.

On the under side of the board A, near each edge, are secured two loops, d d, for the inser tion of bars h l1., which are attached to and project from the under side of leaves G G. These leaves are thus held at the sides of the ironing-board A, transforming it into a ladys work-table. One of the leaves Gr is cut out at y as a lapboard.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of the ironin g-board A, having notches m the cross-bar B, with inclined surface a a, the hinged legs C C, united by round b, andthe legs D D, pivoted to the legs C, all constructed and arranged as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLOMON C. HAMLIN.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM KING, MARION KING. 

